USAAF Curtiss P-40 and B-24 Liberator aircraft take off to invade Sicily, Italy during World War II.

Allied Invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Curtiss P-40 aircraft takes off from an airstrip. United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator heavy bomber aircraft takes off. B-24 aircraft in flight. B-24 aircraft taxis on an airfield. View of the landing gear of B-24 aircraft while its takes off. B-24s take off. Landing gear of B-24 aircraft retracts into wing. B-24s fly in formation.